Tiger shark caught for 2nd time by same fisherman
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This Wednesday, May, 25, 2016 photo made available by Chip Michalove shows a large tiger shark off the coast of Hilton Head, S.C. The 1,400 pound shark named Chessie was tagged a year ago and was caught again this year by the same fisherman off the coast of South Carolina. (Chip Michalove via AP) (The Associated Press)
It seems a huge tiger shark named Chessie likes the South Carolina coast.
Local news outlets report the 1,400-pound shark tagged a year ago was caught again this week off Hilton Head Island by the same fisherman.
Fisherman Chip Michalove first caught Chessie, named for the nearby Chechessie River, in May 2015. On Wednesday, he caught the shark about a half-mile offshore.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chessie has traveled 2,000 miles in the past year and also gained some weight. The shark weighed 1,200 pounds last year.
The tracking is a project of the nonprofit OCEARCH, which works to learn about the movement of sharks. It's most famous subject is Mary Lee, a 3,500-pound tagged great white that routinely makes the news as it wanders along the East Coast.